Indicators of Calcium-phosphorus Metabolism and Bone Remodeling as Risk Factors for Bone Mineral Density Disorders in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

V. Chemes, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, O. Fayura, N. Drobinska, L. Kobak Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most common causes of disability decrease in life expectancy among the elderly. The main risk factors for the occurrence of osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include family predisposition, female sex, Read More …

Peculiarities of Bone Mineral Density in Men with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Frequency and Nature of Disorders; Content in Blood Serum of Metabolic Indicators of Synthesis and Resorption of Bone Tissue, Vitamin D; Reliable Factors Involved in its Violations

O. Pavliuk1, L. Marynych1, L. Denishchich1, I. Kuvikova2, O. Shevchuk1 1National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya 2Research Institute of Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya Introduction. Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and the development of osteoporosis are common and poorly understood complications of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Increased bone turnover and Read More …

Peculiarities of the Ukrainian model of Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX®) among patients with liver cirrhosis accompanied by impaired bone mineral density: its diagnostic and prognostic value

N. Drobinska, O. Abrahamovych, M. Abrahamovych, S. Tolopko, S. Guta, R. Ivanochko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. The problem of osteoporotic fractures and the evaluation thresholds for intervention in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) remains obscure so far. Ukrainian model of fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) has never been implemented among patients with LC in Ukraine. Read More …

Calcium-phosphorus metabolism and markers of its regulation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with violation of bone mineral density: character and diagnostic value

V. Chemes, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, R. Ivanochko, L. Kobak Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are twice as likely to have osteoporosis (OP) compared to the general population. The strength of bones depends on mineral substances, mainly represented by calcium phosphate microcrystals. The chief role in the regulation Read More …

Diagnostic Value, Predictive Value and Likelihood Ratio of Changes in Some Parameters of Laboratory Syndromes and Their Constellations in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis with Disorders of Bone Mineral Density

N. Drobinska, O. Abrahamovych, M. Abrahamovych, O. Fayura, M. Ferko, I. Korniychuk, R. Ivanochko Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Changes in some laboratory blood parameters, the laboratory syndromes they appoint, and their constellations require investigation of their value for  clinicians to identify or exclude disorders of bone mineral density (DBMD) in patients with Read More …

Frequency and Nature of Bone Lesions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Detected by Ultrasound and X-ray Оsteodensitometry, their Diagnostic Value in Assessing Bone Mineral Density

V. Chemes, U. Abrahamovych, L. Tsyhanyk, S. Guta Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an unknown etiology of complex autoimmune pathogenesis, a chronic systemic connective disease that is often complicated by secondary osteoporosis (OS), which worsens the course and prognosis of the underlying disease. The aim of the study. To Read More …

Features of Changes in Blood Parameters of Some Laboratory Syndromes and their Constellations in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis with Disorders of Bone Mineral Density

N. Drobinska1, O. Abrahamovych1, Z. Bilous1, M. Ferko1, R. Ivanochko1, M. Zavadka2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 2Network of medical opticians «Optometrist» Introduction. Investigation of changes in certain laboratory blood parameters, and verification with their help of laboratory syndromes, and detection of constellations of laboratory syndromes in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), which is Read More …

Erythrogram Parameters and Their Constellations in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis of Various Etiologies with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: Their Changes and Diagnostic Value

N. Drobinska1, O. Abrahamovych1, M. Abrahamovych1, O. Khodosevych2, R. Stakh2 1Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University 2Municipal Regional Enterprise of the Lviv Regional Council “Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital” Introduction. There is a need to search for new publicly available methods for screening and diagnosing bone lesions in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), one of which Read More …

The Efficiency of Complex Differential Treatment of the Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematous Considering the Features of Bone Tissue Structure Remodeling

U. Abrahamovych, L. Tsyhanyk, O. Abrahamovych, M. Farmaha, O. Romanyuk  Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with peculiar plural and pathological processes in different organs and systems including bone tissue. Patient’s physiological, social and psychological states depend on the degree of damage of bone system. Nowadays, Read More …

Peculiarities of Calcium-Phosphorus Metabolism and Bone State in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Principles of Differential Treatment (Literature Review and Clinical Case Description)

V. Chemes, O. Abrahamovych, U. Abrahamovych, L. Tsyhanyk, S. Guta Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. Significant prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an unceasing increase in morbidity, affliction of working age population, late diagnosis, not always effective treatment and large economic damage due to this disease and its complications, are the actual problems in Read More …